Spurs boss pays attention to detail and says: 'We need to enjoy playing at Wembley. We need to go there and behave naturally'

By GEOFF SWEET

13th September 2016, 3:41 pm

Updated: 13th September 2016, 4:26 pm

TOTTENHAM have been training on a pitch the same size as Wembley in the build-up to their Champions League showdown with Monaco on Wednesday.

Boss Mauricio Pochettino made contingency plans after Spurs trained at the national stadium earlier this season - but were able to do so only once.

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Tottenham will swap their White Hart Lane home for...

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...Wembley, where the pitch dimensions are slightly bigger...

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...and the capacity much, much bigger

Wembley, 105m in length and 69m in width, is larger than White Hart Lane, whose dimensions are 100mx67m.

Spurs are playing Champions League home games at Wembley while construction work continues on their new ground and Pochettino asked for identical playing conditions at the club’s Enfield training base.

He said: “We created the same dimensions as Wembley. We need to feel good both there and at White Hart Lane. We need to enjoy playing at Wembley.

“We need to go there and behave naturally. We will have the same routine as we do at White Hart Lane – arrive three-and-a-half hours before the game, have some meetings, prepare for the match in a normal way.

“We trust ourselves and the way we play. It is a good chance for us to play on a big pitch but in the end we need to adapt, not find excuses.